A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur

Cristina Panfilio and Colleen Madden in "A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur," produced by American Players Theatre.

The title of Tennessee Williams’ A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur refers to a wish for a delightful afternoon outing that doesn’t quite come true. It is the story of four single women in mid-1930s St. Louis who are desperate to change their circumstances. Colleen Madden plays Bodey, a resolute, chatty, practical woman of German descent; and Christina Panfilio plays Dottie, a delicate-tempered high school teacher who exercises obsessively and overspends on extravagant clothes to make herself more attractive to men. The play is a gorgeous meditation on desire, disappointment and the value of authentic relationships. In repertory June 14-Sept. 26.